page_title: George Scott (first baseman)
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: George Scott (first baseman) / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: Professional baseball player George Scott
context_page_description: George Charles Scott, Jr. was a first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees. His nickname was "Boomer". Scott batted and threw right-handed.
context_section_description: Scott was a three-time All-Star in the American League in 1966, 1975 and 1977, starting the 1966 Mid-Summer Classic and homering in 1977. Scott hit over 20 home runs six times in his career, tying Reggie Jackson for the American League lead in 1975 with a career-high 36 and pacing the league in runs batted in (RBIs) that same season with 109. Known for his glovework at first base, Scott was awarded the Gold Glove Award for fielding excellence in the American League during eight seasons (1967–68 and 1971–1976).
  In a 14-season career, Scott posted a .268 batting average with 271 home runs (which he called "taters") and 1,051 RBIs in 2034 games. His nickname was Boomer and he called his glove "Black Beauty". Scott was well-known for having a good sense of humor, and wore a necklace which he once identified to a reporter as being composed of "second baseman's teeth". To complement his unique attire, he also was known for wearing a batting helmet while fielding at first base due to an experience he had with a fan throwing hard objects at him once during a road game. Scott is one of several players, including Dick Allen and John Olerud, to wear his helmet when playing the field.
  He was traded three times during his career. The first was a ten-player blockbuster that sent him, Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Billy Conigliaro, Joe Lahoud and Don Pavletich from the Red Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tommy Harper, Marty Pattin, Lew Krausse and minor-league outfielder Pat Skrable on October 10, 1971.
  After splitting the 1979 season between the Red Sox, Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees, Scott moved to the Mexican League, playing for the Leones de Yucatán in 1980, and the Tigres del México in 1981.
caption: Scott with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1973
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